Shelley Cooper

West’s EL, T1, & T4 Educators are working incredibly hard to ensure that ALL Students feel and show success in our classrooms.

🚨 TEACHERS 🚨 Student Engagement Activity ⬇️ “The Great Literacy Race” A super engaging strategy to get students fired 🔥 up about reading!!! Directions in the video 🎥 #schoolofengagement

TEACHERS 🙌 Turn a Worksheet Into an Engaging Activity with … “GRUDGE BALL” 💥 This is a super engaging strategy turns a worksheet into an activity. Directions 📕 in the video 🎥 The best teachers steal. So steal this activity and make it your own. #schoolofengagement

🚪Closure Activities🚪 Brain Blast via @finleyt #teachertwitter #educhat #k12

We tell pupils to study, but have we actually taught them how to study?? Today I finished off my ‘How to study: a simple guide on how to study smarter not harder’ PowerPoint. Hopefully will help senior pupils learn how to study effectively ✨

We’re ecstatic to announce that PWMS will have an FFA Program this year! Our new Agriculture focused classes, & partnership with PHS’s program, will open numerous doors for students. Let the planning begin!@sumnerstem @CTEsumnerTN @portlandffa @ThePortlandSun

@PrincipalProj @LearningForward @MelissaBox13 @AliRobichaud , this is a great tool for our Mentor Program.

Mentoring is often the first form of professional learning a teacher receives – and it can be instrumental in shaping who teachers become. (Via leader Sharron Helmke & @LearningForward) learningforward.org/journal/nurtur…

Caroline was invited to the National Women’s College ID camp in KS this weekend. There are 16 D1 Colleges recruiting. She’s been a BEAST so far w/ a goal, 3 assists, & 2 wins. 7 mo of rehab did her body good, now to stay healthy & focus on the upcoming #BDP season! @bdpcrew

☝️Dylan Wiliam said that Cognitive Load Theory is ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. This poster summarises some key ideas from CLT and offers 6 strategies to optimise instruction and maximise learning. 👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics

SO proud of our wonderful STEM T, Mrs. Anysa Brewer, for the time & hard work she’s putting into growing our program! Get excited Ss, there are BIG things to come this year! #westisbest @sumnerstem @pl_scs @SumnerCountyCTE @scottlangford72

Welcome to West!

Welcome to West! 💜🥰

Study skills are key to academic success. Since they’re not usually explicitly taught, a nudge in the right direction from a teacher can make a world of difference. 🌟 Check out active studying practices to share with your middle and high school students: edut.to/3wLNWvO